A set of the first edition of F.A. Vossberg 's work published in parts, in the 1841 Koehne's Zeitschrift für Münz-, Siegel- und Wappenkunde (Berlin, Poznań, Bydgoszcz) . Vossberg, dedicated to the minting of the Prussian lands during the reign of Sigismund I.
All three parts of Vosberg's work collected in the form of clippings from the aforementioned journal, together with a table and bound together.
- part I, pp.5-21 (general introduction to the minting of Sigismund I the Old)
- Part II, pp.33-47, Torun coins
- Part III, pp.262-299, Danzig and Elblag coins
- board with images of 6 selected numismats
Published in German.
Beautiful binding in painted paper, with leather signboards. Sides of the block stained red.
Preservation condition of the interior very good, the binding good, with no damage requiring repair or hindering use.
Block dimensions 198 x 120 mm; exterior 205 x 128.
Provenance: by Wiktor Chomiński, dry seal with his monogram WC, under a five-bar noble crown, imprinted on the first page.
Concluding remarks
A tremendous rarity, this is the first time we have seen this work by Vossberg as a set, in detached form.
An attractive, bibliophilic item with excellent provenance from the collection of a well-known numismatist.